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stargazerfish0's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely poses some serious problems for the notion of free will. We are slaves to our neurology. When you dig deep, you really don't know what made you decide to do what you do. It always leads to a dead end, which is your brain chemistry, which is designed by your genes and your development, both of which you did not control. I do agree with this, I just don't yet know what to do with this information. I'm not yet ready to write assholes off as being victims, but for now it gives me a little more peace in that I see them as less conniving than I thought before.
tyndareos's review against another edition
1.0
Ein Buch, das viel zu kurz geraten ist bei einem anspruchsvollen Themengebiet.
Seine Behauptungen werden kurzerhand abgearbeitet und Quellen oder Verweise werden kaum genannt oder auf welchen Studien seine Aussagen basieren.
Das Buch ist komplett durchzogen mit seinen eigenen Meinungen und wurde in einer leicht narzisstischen selbst verherrlichenden Art geschrieben.
Fazit: Kann das Buch nicht empfehlen und würde dazu raten nach etwas längeren Büchern Ausschau zu halten, die sich mit einer ähnlichen Thematik beschäftigen.
Seine Behauptungen werden kurzerhand abgearbeitet und Quellen oder Verweise werden kaum genannt oder auf welchen Studien seine Aussagen basieren.
Das Buch ist komplett durchzogen mit seinen eigenen Meinungen und wurde in einer leicht narzisstischen selbst verherrlichenden Art geschrieben.
Fazit: Kann das Buch nicht empfehlen und würde dazu raten nach etwas längeren Büchern Ausschau zu halten, die sich mit einer ähnlichen Thematik beschäftigen.
jadag88's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This book will definitely make you stop and think. Sam Harris is very good at weaving together the ideas of free will, religion, morality, and justice. He takes the scary notion of "no free will" and breaks it down into the inevitability of the universe and the limits of our own biology. I used to think of free will as an absolute truth, and now I see that it really is an illusion. I highly recommend this short read.
spectracommunist's review against another edition
4.0
Just wanted to make sure that I never have any control over my shitty fate and absurd actions before this year ends.
djbeyers75's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting read. However, there seemed to be a number of flaws in his logic. Nevertheless, it was worth the time.
books_study_beige's review
funny
informative
reflective
3.5
Some points I found a bit repetitive despite it being such a short book. But interesting read overall. Definitely fuelled my curiosity on the subject.
magikspells's review against another edition
3.0
Free will is only an illusion.
It's a scary concept to think about, but with a little reflection, it's not. This book isn't trying to say that the world doesn't exist and its just a figment of your mind. But it just makes you think about the concepts of 'free will' and how many things get attributed to this that aren't even free will. If it was never free will to start with, then how can we even miss not having it?
Nothing like a little light reading before I go to sleep.
It's a scary concept to think about, but with a little reflection, it's not. This book isn't trying to say that the world doesn't exist and its just a figment of your mind. But it just makes you think about the concepts of 'free will' and how many things get attributed to this that aren't even free will. If it was never free will to start with, then how can we even miss not having it?
Nothing like a little light reading before I go to sleep.